Rock Pointe office complex owners file for Chapter 11 reorganization The company that owns the Rock Pointe Corporate Center has filed for bankruptcy protection, staving off a foreclosure sale of the big office complex north of downtown Spokane as debt woes continue to mount for the company's founders. Th... Full Story

Micro-companies use crowdsource funding to finance startups Self-described serial entrepreneur Mark Baker formed a company in 2008 through which he developed a word-strategy card game called 5 To Close, but he never could develop a suitable strategy for producing the game and properly launching the business.<... Full Story

Now FLSmidth, old RAHCO unit grows with sales worldwide In the almost five years since it was acquired by Danish industrial giant FLSmidth & Co. A/S, FLSmidth Spokane Inc. has seen its sales increase exponentially. The company expects to see that growth continue as the global mining market remains stable,... Full Story

North Idaho roller coaster maker expands to accommodate innovations Rocky Mountain Construction Group Inc., of Hayden, is erecting a new $1 million shop building where it plans to move its proprietary roller coaster track manufacturing operations, says Fred Grubb, the company's president. The move also... Full Story